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Teal lime Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Broken & broken down
The sentence below is from Cambridge Dictionary:
Oh no - has your washing machine broken down again?
My question is the following:
Would it be equally correct to use just "broken" instead of "broken down"? If so, would the two sentences have the same meaning?
Thank you.
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'Broken down' tends to refer to things with engines or large machinery. Smaller objects, or those with no engine mechanism, are usually 'broken'.
- 'Broken down' tends to refer to things with engines or large machinery.
- Smaller objects, or those with no engine mechanism, are usually 'broken'.
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'Broken down' tends to refer to things with engines or large machinery. Smaller objects, or those with no engine mechanism, are usually 'broken'.
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